Last confirmed: UTEP, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · Mesquite, TX
Silas Firstley: LB · UTEP · #54.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Silas Firstley
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. On tape: 6 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Southern Miss, Week 4, 2016.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UTEP | 33 | 13 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| Career | 33 | 13 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-22vs New Mexico State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-41@ No. 11 Texas | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-66vs Army | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 7-34vs Southern Miss | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-28@ Louisiana Tech | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-35vs Florida International | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 52-49@ UTSA | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-31vs Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-35@ Florida Atlantic | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-44@ Rice | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 13 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 8 · 2016
W 52-49
at UTSA
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Edged out UTSA on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
33tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%2 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups33 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Kugler
Pass share
44.9%
327 pass / 401 run
Plays / game
60.7
12 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
331 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
One season at UTEP, 33 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Price → Sean Kugler. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
